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Meet the four Yorkshire contestants on The Great British Bake Off 2019

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Wakefield Road in Featherstone (Google Maps)

Illegal travellers camp in Featherstone to be removed, council confirms

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A police officer was prevented from getting to an emergency incident in Yorkshire after a lorry driver decided to take a nap in the hard shoulder. Picture: @WYP_TrafficDave

Drivers 'gobsmacked' as sleeping lorry driver delays police on the M62

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Police searching for missing Barnsley man Brian Tomlinson have found a body.

Body found in search for missing Barnsley man Brian Tomlinson

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Police appeal for witnesses to M62 crash after motorcyclist 'seriously injured'

Traffic and Travel

Lane closure on A61 in Wakefield expected to cause two months of disruption

Traffic and Travel

M62 'to remain closed until 2pm' following collision between Normanton and Rothwell

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Car collides with lamppost outside school in Featherstone

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A second man has been charged following an incident in Dewsbury. Photo: Google Maps

Second man charged over incident outside Dewsbury Sports Centre

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A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a collision on the M62 this morning. Photos: @djmurphykavos

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision closes M62 at Normanton

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Drivers 'gobsmacked' as sleeping lorry driver delays police on the M62

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A 54-year-old man has been taken to hospital following a collision on the M62 this morning. Photos: @djmurphykavos

Police appeal for witnesses to M62 crash after motorcyclist 'seriously injured'

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The overnight closure of the A61 at Wakefield is expected to cause delays this weekend - before two months of works are carried out at the site. Picture: Google Maps

Lane closure on A61 in Wakefield expected to cause two months of disruption

Traffic and Travel

The M62 is expected to remain closed until at least 2pm following a collision between Normanton and Rothwell this morning. Photo: Highways England

M62 'to remain closed until 2pm' following collision between Normanton and Rothwell

Traffic and Travel

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a collision on the M62 this morning. Photos: @djmurphykavos

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision closes M62 at Normanton

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Second man charged over incident outside Dewsbury Sports Centre

Crime

An officer at Cathedral Park monitoring vehicle speed.

Police promise more patrols at speeding hotspot in Wakefield

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Reports from the courts

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Richard Lynch was tasered in the mouth by police after 50-mile M1 chase in 18-tonne lorry.

Lorry driver tasered in the mouth by police after he drove wrong way up the M1 in 18-tonne truck during 50-mile chase

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Heckmondwike fly-tipper dumped waste at Wakefield beauty spot in 'despicable' act

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Castle Gate in Stanley lies close to the M62.

Plans for traveller site criticised ahead of government decision

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Limousines of nine seats or more are currently unregulated by councils.

Stretched limousines 'may fail' emissions tests in Leeds and Wakefield

Environment

They look like snakes and act like snakes, but slow worms are actually a type of native legless lizard.''Varying in colour from grey to brown to bronze, they can be spotted if you see it blink, because snakes dont have eyelids like lizards do.''Slow worms are significantly less withdrawn than British snake species and can frequently be found in back gardens up and down the UK.

IN PICTURES: seven snakes and lizards that could be hiding in your garden

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Exclusive: Only three out of ten Yorkshire people have faith in Boris Johnson's transport promises for the North

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The land on the corner of Prospect Road and New Street.

Retirement homes plan for former surgery

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Residents have objected to an application to build two new homes in South Elmsall saying the plans would cause drainage problems. Photo: Google Maps

Sewage fears over new homes in South Elmsall

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$The cafe at Pontefract Castle has been revamped and reopened at part of ongoing regeneration of historic site.$

Revamped Pontefract Castle cafe is 'jewel in the town's crown'

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A social club has been granted planning permission to build an outhouse on its land. Photo: Google Maps.

Planning permission granted for outhouse at Working Men's Club

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Manchester City sponsor Puma agrees lease for warehouse in Glass Houghton

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The warehouse will be on an industrial estate off Whistler Drive in Glass Houghton. Picture by Google

Manchester City sponsor Puma agrees lease for Glass Houghton warehouse

Business

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Wakefield has the second highest number of butchers in the UK

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The cafe sits on the corner of Leeds Road and Annie Street in Outwood. (Google Maps)

Restaurant and takeaway rejected over noise threat

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Parents of primary school starters urged to check immunisation records as 1 in 7 are not protected against MMR

Health

Deadline extended for nominations

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Student at St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College are celebrating an "exceptional" set of A-Level and vocational results. Stock image.

A-Level results 2019: 'Exceptional' results for St Wilfrid's Sixth Form

Education

Friends share a mix of emotions

A-level results 2019: St Wilfred's Catholic High School celebrate examination grades.

Education

Wakefield College A-Level results

A-Level results day 2019: Wakefield College principal hails 'exceptionally high grades'

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Parents of primary school starters urged to check immunisation records as 1 in 7 are not protected against MMR

Health

$Pontefract Hospital$

Final decision on Pontefract Hospital's Friarwood Birth Centre moves closer

Health

New partnership will boost Leeds City Region healthtech sector and improve healthcare

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Harold Shipman. Credit: Greater Manchester Police.

BBC documentary on Yorkshire serial killer doctor Harold Shipman in the works

Health

Giant hogweed seen by the side of a river behind Horbury Junction Industrial Estate.

‘Aggressive’ plant seen near river can cause blindness and burns

Health